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Calming The Waters At Work
How a vacationing psychologist trapped on a troubled ship in the Mediterranean turned a nightmare at sea into a lesson that launched a book. The Advantage Q&A with Ghislaine Labelle, author of Calming the Waters at Work.
Not many people would look at being set adrift with an unhappy crew in the Greek Cyclades as an unexpected benefit to a much-needed vacation, but most people aren't Ghislaine Labelle.
The difficult personalities and the clashes of temperament that tilted the decks of a holiday cruise gave her an insightful view of the way small groups are organized and how they can either come together in harmony or find themselves sinking in deep water. The result is a souvenir useful to everyone who has been blindsided by stormy meetings and fractious encounters. Author Advantage caught up with Ghislaine on the eve of publication of Calming the Waters at Work, her account of a cruise gone wrong.
The top 5 winning actions to limit the negative impacts of conflict
in the workplace
It’s a well‐known fact that conflict has a negative impact on those involved. However, the
conflict can be positive if it is managed or treated in time. In a Canadian1 study, respondents
related six positive out of seven total results observed following the conflict.
